Sport

AFTER a few years away, Jandre Slabbert will return to Melville Oval when the Hamilton Kangaroos host Cobden today in Hampden Football Netball League round two action.

THE Easter Saturday stableford event drew 42 men and four women, as John Warden continued his consistent form with a very handy 40 points to win the men’s event.

TWO local marathon runners, Hamilton’s Carolyn Van Kalken and Cavendish’s Caroline MacDonald will journey to the United States this week to compete in the famed Boston Marathon after securing their coveted places in the last 12 months with qualifying times that allow them to take a place on the start line.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD is looking to take the next step in its progression, as its teams prepare for the 2023 Mininera District Football League and the Mininera and District Netball League campaigns.

IT is a case of ‘steady as she goes’ for the Coleraine Football Netball Club in the 2023 season, as both the football and netball squads look to build upon the progress made in 2022.

SOUTH West District Football and Netball League reigning premier, Cavendish, has new hands on the tiller for the coming season, but it is a case of steady as she goes for the Bloods.

AS mentioned previously, we as a club are looking at some new initiatives to attract and retain golfers. The first activity under the plan will commence on Friday and will take the form of a modified short version of the game designed for those new to golf but will also be attractive for the old hands.

A PAIR of Hamilton speedway drivers are set to take on the country’s best when Dehne Sparrow and Colby Hammond take to the track in Western Australia this weekend.

ST Mary’s has claimed the double, winning the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Division 1 Women’s and Division 1 Men’s premierships on Tuesday night.

PORTLAND’S South Coast Raceway crowned a new ‘King of the Street’ recently, as Hamilton’s Garry ‘Bones’ Hutchins took out the title in a hotly contested competition.

LAST Friday was the annual Elders Rural Challenge, an ambrose event with teams of four players.

HAMILTON and District Cricket Association (HDCA) Hurricanes captain, Tobi Cook, is to tour the playing fields and village greens of England, as he readies himself for a winter in the Greater Manchester Cricket League playing for Adlington Cricket Club.